Cool Mussel Salad

Recipe Ingredients

6		Mussels - (abt 5 lbs)
1		Carrot - grated coarsely
1/3 cup	78ml	Mayonnaise
1		Cucumber - peeled, seeded,
		And diced
1/3 cup	78ml	Sour cream
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped fresh dill
		(or 1 tspn dried dill)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Lemon juice
1/2		Sweet red pepper
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dijon mustard
10		Black olives - sliced
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
2		Hard-cooked eggs - chopped (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Clean mussels, remove beard, and steam using the simple "Basic Steamed Mussels" recipe. When cool enough to handle, remove mussels from their shells and chill in the refrigerator.

Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, mustard, carrot, cucumber, dill, red pepper, olives and egg (optional) in a large bowl. Cover bowl and refrigerate.

When mussels are cool, add them to the salad mixture and chill. Serve as salad or main course.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

Source:
New York Seafood Council at http://www.nyseafood.org

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